SweetSunshine, I say, try to do the drive! I drove down to my girlfriend from high school in Atlanta 13 hours in a day and have visited another, online friend, from here in Baltimore to Ohio. It's an interesting experience, packing the car and figuring out what music to listen to :-)

It's almost a bit relaxing, just sitting in the slow lane and thinking one's various thoughts, figuring stuff out, etc. I use to listen to books on tape too sometimes and it's great to have such a stretch of time to listen (unlike on the way to work where one can barely finish a side of tape). But stop in the middle for a meal and that will help perk you back up for the rest of the trip.

The whole thing is almost guaranteed to make you feel better about yourself, helps my self esteem to plan and pull off such an event all by myself. I say, go for it, girl!